BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.<br> During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

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	Total Respond.#	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,693	3,958	58.8	56.9-60.6	739	11.1	10.0-12.3	906	14.6	13.2-16.1	811	12.3	11.1-13.6	279	3.2	2.7- 3.9
Mecklenburg County	447	227	49.7	43.6-55.9	67	12.9	9.7-16.9	66	15.6	11.9-20.1	72	19.4	14.4-25.7	15	2.4	1.4- 4.2
GENDER
Male	160	59	37.6	28.3-47.8	22	11.3	7.0-17.9	33	19.9	13.7-27.9	39	28.8	20.0-39.5	7	2.4	1.0- 5.6
Female	287	168	61.8	55.1-68.0	45	14.5	10.4-19.8	33	11.3	7.8-16.1	33	10.1	6.8-14.5	8	2.4	1.1- 4.9
RACE
White	268	120	43.5	35.5-51.8	38	11.6	8.2-16.2	42	15.6	11.1-21.4	55	25.7	18.4-34.7	13	3.7	2.0- 6.7
Other	175	105	57.4	48.2-66.1	27	14.2	9.0-21.7	24	15.8	10.2-23.6	17	11.8	6.5-20.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5
AGE
18-44	238	96	42.3	34.1-51.0	49	15.9	11.4-21.7	40	16.8	11.9-23.1	49	23.9	16.7-32.8	4	1.2	0.4- 3.2
45+	205	127	62.9	55.3-70.0	18	7.5	4.6-12.1	26	13.5	9.0-19.8	23	11.3	7.2-17.3	11	4.7	2.4- 9.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	144	93	63.1	52.2-72.9	15	10.0	5.1-18.6	17	13.7	8.0-22.6	15	11.8	6.4-20.8	4	1.3	0.4- 4.1
Some College +	302	133	41.7	35.1-48.6	52	14.7	10.9-19.4	49	16.7	12.4-22.2	57	23.9	17.3-32.2	11	3.0	1.6- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	198	108	52.2	42.2-62.0	28	9.2	6.0-13.6	30	16.7	11.1-24.2	28	21.2	12.9-32.9	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2
$50,000+	148	56	38.6	30.1-47.9	22	16.4	10.4-24.8	26	16.7	11.2-24.1	37	24.0	17.1-32.5	7	4.4	2.0- 9.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	413	248	58.9	53.1-64.4	39	10.7	7.6-14.9	64	14.6	11.2-18.7	41	10.9	7.4-15.9	21	4.9	3.0- 7.8
Forsyth	465	268	54.1	48.6-59.4	58	14.2	10.6-18.6	62	14.4	11.0-18.6	55	12.8	9.2-17.6	22	4.5	2.8- 7.1
Guilford	421	240	54.6	48.7-60.4	46	11.5	8.1-15.9	51	13.9	10.2-18.8	65	16.0	12.3-20.4	19	4.0	2.4- 6.7
Henderson/Transylvania	470	260	57.6	51.8-63.1	51	10.7	7.8-14.4	63	13.8	10.4-18.1	68	12.2	9.4-15.8	28	5.7	3.8- 8.5
Orange	438	164	35.8	29.6-42.4	51	16.9	9.8-27.6	104	23.3	18.6-28.7	87	18.4	14.5-23.1	32	5.6	3.8- 8.3
Pitt	415	224	47.3	41.4-53.4	53	12.5	9.3-16.6	57	15.4	12.0-19.7	57	18.2	12.8-25.1	24	6.6	4.2-10.3
Randolph	429	307	69.9	63.9-75.2	41	9.8	6.9-13.7	34	10.1	6.4-15.6	33	6.9	4.7-10.0	14	3.4	1.8- 6.1
Robeson	436	326	67.9	61.2-73.9	36	13.4	8.6-20.1	40	10.4	7.2-14.8	26	7.1	4.3-11.3	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9
Wake	428	177	38.3	33.1-43.8	61	15.4	11.6-20.0	87	21.2	17.0-26.1	87	21.1	16.5-26.6	16	4.0	2.3- 6.9
Western NC	656	440	64.9	60.4-69.2	55	8.2	6.0-11.0	68	12.2	9.2-16.1	64	10.4	8.0-13.5	29	4.2	2.9- 6.2
Piedmont NC	881	572	66.1	61.9-70.0	92	9.6	7.5-12.3	109	12.5	9.6-16.0	79	9.3	7.1-12.0	29	2.6	1.7- 4.1
Eastern NC	794	505	60.5	56.2-64.6	89	11.0	8.6-13.8	101	15.4	12.3-19.1	77	10.5	8.1-13.4	22	2.7	1.7- 4.2

Total
Respond.#

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,693

3,958

58.8

56.9-60.6

739

11.1

10.0-12.3

906

14.6

13.2-16.1

811

12.3

11.1-13.6

279

3.2

2.7- 3.9

Mecklenburg County

447

227

49.7

43.6-55.9

12.9

9.7-16.9

15.6

11.9-20.1

19.4

14.4-25.7

2.4

1.4- 4.2

GENDER

Male

160

37.6

28.3-47.8

11.3

7.0-17.9

19.9

13.7-27.9

28.8

20.0-39.5

2.4

1.0- 5.6

Female

287

168

61.8

55.1-68.0

14.5

10.4-19.8

11.3

7.8-16.1

10.1

6.8-14.5

2.4

1.1- 4.9

RACE

White

268

120

43.5

35.5-51.8

11.6

8.2-16.2

15.6

11.1-21.4

25.7

18.4-34.7

3.7

2.0- 6.7

Other

175

105

57.4

48.2-66.1

14.2

9.0-21.7

15.8

10.2-23.6

11.8

6.5-20.3

0.8

0.2- 3.5

AGE

18-44

238

42.3

34.1-51.0

15.9

11.4-21.7

16.8

11.9-23.1

23.9

16.7-32.8

1.2

0.4- 3.2

45+

205

127

62.9

55.3-70.0

7.5

4.6-12.1

13.5

9.0-19.8

11.3

7.2-17.3

4.7

2.4- 9.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

144

63.1

52.2-72.9

10.0

5.1-18.6

13.7

8.0-22.6

11.8

6.4-20.8

1.3

0.4- 4.1

Some College +

302

133

41.7

35.1-48.6

14.7

10.9-19.4

16.7

12.4-22.2

23.9

17.3-32.2

3.0

1.6- 5.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

198

108

52.2

42.2-62.0

9.2

6.0-13.6

16.7

11.1-24.2

21.2

12.9-32.9

0.8

0.3- 2.2

$50,000+

148

38.6

30.1-47.9

16.4

10.4-24.8

16.7

11.2-24.1

24.0

17.1-32.5

4.4

2.0- 9.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

413

248

58.9

53.1-64.4

10.7

7.6-14.9

14.6

11.2-18.7

10.9

7.4-15.9

4.9

3.0- 7.8

Forsyth

465

268

54.1

48.6-59.4

14.2

10.6-18.6

14.4

11.0-18.6

12.8

9.2-17.6

4.5

2.8- 7.1

Guilford

421

240

54.6

48.7-60.4

11.5

8.1-15.9

13.9

10.2-18.8

16.0

12.3-20.4

4.0

2.4- 6.7

Henderson/Transylvania

470

260

57.6

51.8-63.1

10.7

7.8-14.4

13.8

10.4-18.1

12.2

9.4-15.8

5.7

3.8- 8.5

Orange

438

164

35.8

29.6-42.4

16.9

9.8-27.6

104

23.3

18.6-28.7

18.4

14.5-23.1

5.6

3.8- 8.3

Pitt

415

224

47.3

41.4-53.4

12.5

9.3-16.6

15.4

12.0-19.7

18.2

12.8-25.1

6.6

4.2-10.3

Randolph

429

307

69.9

63.9-75.2

9.8

6.9-13.7

10.1

6.4-15.6

6.9

4.7-10.0

3.4

1.8- 6.1

Robeson

436

326

67.9

61.2-73.9

13.4

8.6-20.1

10.4

7.2-14.8

7.1

4.3-11.3

1.3

0.6- 2.9

Wake

428

177

38.3

33.1-43.8

15.4

11.6-20.0

21.2

17.0-26.1

21.1

16.5-26.6

4.0

2.3- 6.9

Western NC

656

440

64.9

60.4-69.2

8.2

6.0-11.0

12.2

9.2-16.1

10.4

8.0-13.5

4.2

2.9- 6.2

Piedmont NC

881

572

66.1

61.9-70.0

9.6

7.5-12.3

109

12.5

9.6-16.0

9.3

7.1-12.0

2.6

1.7- 4.1

Eastern NC

794

505

60.5

56.2-64.6

11.0

8.6-13.8

101

15.4

12.3-19.1

10.5

8.1-13.4

2.7

1.7- 4.2

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?